Maulana Fazlullah

Maulana Fazlullah (born 1974), born Fazal Hayat, is leader of TNSM and the Emir of Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan. He is the leader of the Taliban in Swat Valley and most of Pakistan, and in his lands outlawed music, television, and the shaving of beards. Fazlullah is called "Radio Mullah" due to his radio broadcasts.

Biography
Born Fazal Hayat in the Swat District of Pakistan to the Babukarkhel clan of the Yusufzai tribe. He married the daughter of Sufi Muhammad, the leader of the TNSM Islamist militant group, and in 2002 became the TNSM leader after the arrest of Muhammad and the government ban on the organization. He led resistance to the government as an ally of the Taliban, and became a senior commander of the organization as well. In the Swat Valley, Fazlullah (as he became known) was able to start a cruel Sharia law-ruled government, outlawing music, television, and the cutting of beards. However, Fazlullah used radio to communicate, and became known as "Radio Mullah".

On 10 July 2009 Fazlullah was critically wounded in a fight with the Pakistani Army, but survived the battle. After Hakimullah Mehsud's death in November 2013 he became the new Emir (leader) of the Pakistani Taliban.